These sessions are reserved for invited participants and Working Groups. Registration for Days 1–3 is closed.

Preliminary Programme

DAY I - March 24

Venue: CNR–ISMAR Headquarters, Arsenale di Venezia

13:30 Lunch

14:30 Introduction to the Symposium

  M. Sprovieri, Institute of Marine Sciences (CNR-ISMAR), Italy

14:45 The Role of Science in the European Age of Ocean Pact

   J. Morrison, Director, Directorate General for Research and Innovation, European Commission

15:00 Questions and Discussions

15:30 Musing on the Future Ocean Science: a European perspective

  S. Speich, École Normale Supérieure (ENS-PSL)/Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique (LMD), France

16:15 Break

16:45 A Global View on Future Ocean Science

  M. Leinen, Scripps Institution of Oceanography/University of California San Diego, USA

17:30 Introduction to the Breakout Working Groups

  E. Gissi, Institute of Marine Sciences (CNR-ISMAR), Italy

17:45 Breakout Working Groups

19:15 End of the first day

20:00 Dinner

DAY II - March 25

Venue: CNR–ISMAR Headquarters, Arsenale di Venezia

08:45 Wrap-up from the breakout working groups and open discussion

09:30 The Role of AI in Marine Science

A. Bracco, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA, and Centro Euro Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici, Italy

10:15 Transdisciplinarity and Ethics in Ocean Research and Innovation

 M. Kaiser, Centre for the Study of the Sciences and Humanities (SVT), University of Bergen, Norway

 S. Granum Carson, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway

11:00: Break

11:30 Breakout sessions on trans-disciplinarity and ethics

12:45 Foresight frameworks for the ocean economy: Exploring possible trajectories to 2050

  C. Jolly, Lead OECD Ocean Economy Programme, France

13:30: Lunch

14:30 Systemic challenges to support R&I in the age of the Ocean Act

  M. Bjerregaard Walsh, Board Member, EU Mission Ocean and Waters, Belgium

15:00 The future of marine science graduate education and training in Europe

  D. Brophy, Atlantic Technological University (ATU), Ireland

15:30 Marine science education

  E. Copejans, European Marine Science Educators, Belgium

16:00 Breakout working groups

17:15 Break

17:45 Reporting and open discussion

19:00 End of the second day

DAY III - March 26

Venue: CNR–ISMAR Headquarters, Arsenale di Venezia

08:45 Wrap-up from the breakout working groups

09:00 Observing the Ocean from Space

   P. Bontempi, School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, USA

09:45 Observing and Exploring the Deep Sea

   M. Visbeck, OceanQuest, Saudi Arabia

10:15 Mission Neptune: A Bold and Visionary Approach to Ocean Science Jean

  J.M. Daniel, IFREMER, France

10:30 Breakout Working Groups

11:15 Break

11:45 Reporting and open discussion in plenary

13:30 Lunch

14:30 Marine Biodiversity and Genetic Resources: from Exploration to Biotech

  C. Bowler, Institut de Biologie de l’École Normale Supérieure (IBENS), France

15:15 Breakout Working Groups

16:30 Break

17:00 The Three Ages of the Ocean in Western Culture

  R. Serrão Santos, Institute OKEANOS, University of the Azores, Portugal 

17:20 Reporting and open discussion

18:30 End of the third day